tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post4119936154597129161..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Remembering 172 Stanton St.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33233318879066305662022-09-24T04:19:45.348-04:002022-09-24T04:19:45.348-04:00:((:((Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69240529218397806612020-09-05T07:21:13.216-04:002020-09-05T07:21:13.216-04:00I read the book 172 Stanton Street..even today it ...I read the book 172 Stanton Street..even today it is heart breaking to know that this building was torn down in the dead of winter waking up the tenants and forcing them outside in the freezing cold. If this building was so dangerous why wasn't the mayor wearing a construction helmet ? What was the real reason that innocent people were dragged from their homes? why in this country do wealthy people get away with victimizing people for financial benefit..while they destroy decent people lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1058151385534869812016-04-26T18:11:23.573-04:002016-04-26T18:11:23.573-04:00From time to time I go back and re-read the accoun...From time to time I go back and re-read the accounts of the 172 Stanton demo job, and it reminds me just what evil otherwise outwardly civilized appearing human beings are truly capable of. It feels as raw now as it did in the winter of '98, and most subsequent actions by landlords vs tenants on the LES beyond any reasonable doubt confirms the worst of intentions at the true root, as if there ever was a doubt anyhow. Just nauseatingJAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88472332048621747122011-04-04T15:47:17.191-04:002011-04-04T15:47:17.191-04:00You know what's funny, in the process of this ...You know what's funny, in the process of this building being torn down floor by floor it stood despite being so called "UNSAFE". If I remember correctly, it finally collapsed on the 1st floor.<br /><br />My heart sink witnessing this event taking place and I was completely distraught, no horrified at the mere thought of just hours prior, I was sleeping in my bed in that building, now I'm faced with homelessness. We all paid our rent, taxes like everyone else why this had to happen to us? It's disgusting to know that I and those living in that building were all mere causalities to the early process of gentrification. <br /><br />Thanks for the pic, I tried searching for it via-web but no luck. It's nice to see a little piece of the LES history and mine.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150644972963925473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22677783181353751912009-02-05T22:50:00.000-05:002009-02-05T22:50:00.000-05:00why would giuliani show up for a tenement demoliti...why would giuliani show up for a tenement demolition? that makes no sense. very suspicious.<BR/><BR/>i can't even think about mr. kleinkopf and honey. it's too heartbreaking.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81112754020243559022009-02-05T16:49:00.000-05:002009-02-05T16:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, Chris...Oh, yes, good ol' ...Thanks for the comment, Chris...Oh, yes, good ol' Rudy paid a visit...and he didn't even wear any kind of safety helmet for his inspection! ... interesting, given how "perilous" the city claimed the building to be. Was safe enough for Hizzoner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9942957080890458102009-02-05T16:33:00.000-05:002009-02-05T16:33:00.000-05:00We covered this story in depth in the SHADOW, and ...We covered this story in depth in the SHADOW, and got an eyewitness account from Marc Zero, who snuck past the barricades and got back inside to retrieve a few items before he was arrested! <BR/><BR/>Few may remember, but the alleged "collapse" was simply a few bricks falling from the rear facade, endangering no one. As this building was 6 or so bricks thick, this could have easily been remedied, and even if it wasn't, the rest of the building was solid and secure. (The "paper of record" NY Times got it wrong, yet again!)<BR/><BR/>The strangest and most suspicious thing about this demolition was the appearance of Il Duce Giuliani himself at the scene. He personally gave the order to take the building down.<BR/><BR/>To this day, it is a mystery as to WHY the city did this, esp. as the resulting lot stayed vacant for more than 10 years. Was it a test case for something? We'll probably never know, unless someone at HPD or DOB talks.<BR/><BR/>They pulled this shit against the LES squatters in the 1980s -- this time, they took it up a notch and hit rent paying "legal" tenants. Who's next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86909625400286424232009-02-05T15:24:00.000-05:002009-02-05T15:24:00.000-05:00There was a fantastic bodega on the ground floor o...There was a fantastic bodega on the ground floor of that building; great people and the weirdest (in a good way) variety of candy I've ever seen. I was in and out of there all the time, living footsteps away.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63665547879927483312009-02-05T12:27:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:27:00.000-05:00What a horrible story. And I thought the 213 Pearl...What a horrible story. And I thought the <A HREF="http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_192/tenantholdsout.html" REL="nofollow">213 Pearl</A> <A HREF="http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_274/lotstillvacant.html" REL="nofollow">fiasco</A> was as bad as it could get! We were in a similar position to you w/ that one: overlooking it from our old apartment across the street. I still can't stand to go down that block of Pearl St. What a waste -- and all for what? Another crappy Rockrose tower?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81841437560663993802009-02-05T11:56:00.000-05:002009-02-05T11:56:00.000-05:00Rockets Red Glare and Marc Zero lived there. Marc ...Rockets Red Glare and Marc Zero lived there. Marc lost his entire film archive. It is believed Giuliani and the NYPD targeted Marc because of the footage he had compiled of the NYPD. There were other elderly residents that either committed suicide or went crazy after losing their apartments. This is one of the saddest moments is the city's history.NYC Free Concertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604026632092042604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76285146862728251312009-02-05T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-05T11:47:00.000-05:00Here's a photo of the building before it was knock...Here's a photo of the building before it was knocked down. Fuck you, Giuliani. <BR/>http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DCGo_zp6Yiikbyfy1zfD8A?feat=directlinkNYC Free Concertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604026632092042604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54306486373017188252009-02-05T10:20:00.000-05:002009-02-05T10:20:00.000-05:00"And where the offense is, let the great axe fall....<I>"And where the offense is, let the great axe fall."</I>esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10344713629298728122009-02-05T09:20:00.000-05:002009-02-05T09:20:00.000-05:00sounds like the same events could unfold today...h...sounds like the same events could unfold today...<BR/><BR/>how tragic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30033255697967762562009-02-05T08:21:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, John. The second Times art...Thanks for the comment, John. The second Times article I referenced mentions the lawsuit (at the end of the piece):<BR/>....<BR/>The tenants have filed a $34 million lawsuit against the Weisbergs and the city. The suit accuses the Weisbergs of failing to maintain the building, and the city of violating their constitutional right to due process by destroying their homes without a hearing. A lawyer for the tenants, Alan L. Fuchsberg, says that the city ignored its own procedures when it ordered the building quickly razed because a request to take down even the most perilous structures must be reviewed by a judge. <BR/><BR/>But a lawyer for the city, Gabriel Taussig, disagreed, saying that exceptions were allowed in emergencies: ''Clearly, when a wall is about to fall on somebody's head, the city can exercise its police powers and take immediate action.'' <BR/><BR/>.....<BR/><BR/>I don't know whatever became of this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48529375606169157442009-02-05T08:10:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:10:00.000-05:00incredible. I've never heard about this before. wh...incredible. I've never heard about this before. what an outrage! how could something like that happen? what kind of government would allow it? what kind of police would follow orders so blindly in the face or it?<BR/><BR/>this is a sick, sick city, and it's only gotten worse since 1998. I am furious over this. did any of these people sue, at the very least?<BR/><BR/>John MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-29655971085039924402009-02-05T08:04:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:04:00.000-05:00It was all so horrible...Maybe the site of Mr. Kle...It was all so horrible...Maybe the site of Mr. Kleinkopf looking for Honey, his cat, was the biggest heartbreaker. And the cold-hearted city officials -- they just didn't care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71199381407142110332009-02-05T07:32:00.000-05:002009-02-05T07:32:00.000-05:00this story is making me crythis story is making me cryJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.com